by Hana Crisp | May 27, 2026 | News
By Jennifer Pont Last month, on 21 March, was the thirteenth anniversary of the National Apology for Forced Adoption delivered by then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard. I’m sure a lot of people took no notice. I missed it, and I’m an adoptee, but adoptee stuff tends to go...
by Hana Crisp | May 26, 2026 | News
Applications for the Victorian Government’s Historical Forced Adoptions Redress Scheme for mothers will close on 31 January 2028. Many mothers were separated from their babies through historical forced adoption policies and practices that caused deep and...
by Hana Crisp | Apr 7, 2026 | News
On a sunny autumn afternoon, VANISH and ARMS Victoria members gathered at the Taken Not Given memorial in East Melbourne to mark the 13th anniversary of the National Apology for Forced Adoptions, delivered by former Prime Minister Julia Gillard AC on 21 March 2013....
by Hana Crisp | Mar 30, 2026 | News
Mandy has been part of the VANISH community for longer than her Tuesday morning volunteer shifts might suggest. As an adoptee, she came to VANISH seeking support during her own search for family in the early 90s. “As an adoptee, I was always curious to explore...
by Hana Crisp | Feb 9, 2026 | News
By Marita Jacobsson ~ Counsellor, EMDR & Creative Arts Therapist In the spring of 2025, eight courageous women engaged in a 6 session Art Therapy Program, co-facilitated by Masters of Counselling Student Eva Hoevenaar and myself and supported by VANISH Project and...
by Hana Crisp | Feb 9, 2026 | News
In December 2025, two powerful theatre works took the stage at Gasworks Arts Park’s Studio Theatre, developed by adoptee, theatre-maker and researcher Dr Alison Ingram in collaboration with adult adoptees and mothers of loss to adoption. On 15 December, Infans,...
